I can say im suprised how much of a punch my new howatt hi-speed packs!
For such an old bow espcially


short bows are just so much fun to shoot!
i shot till my middle finger bled!
yes i shoot no bare fingers lol

anyone else havin this kind of fun with short bows?

I love short bows mine is 53"x48#@28" osage self bow I also make them and they start at 48" min and 60" max 40 to 70# sell em on that auction site might try a couple here soon enough maybe keep on keepin on  

nice you should show some pics of your work

my daily shooter is 54", my goto huntin bow is 48" those are amo lenghts, actual bow lenghts 4 inches shorter

Considering I came from a 68" LB, my "short" bow is a 56" Shrew Classic Hunter.  Drawn to 32", this thing really slings an arrow.  I put it through a chrono and at 60#@32" it tosses a 675g arrow at 186 fps.  Tends to cause problems pulling arrows from 3-D targets as it sinks them 3-4".

I have a original 54" Shrew. It is so sweet and nice to shoot. Got 12 deer with it since I got it back in 2005.

56" is my favorite length.   Most people consider that short.  I would love to try the shorter shrew bows.

Brant

I just ordered a 56" Shrew Classic Hunter and have been assured by others like BobW that I am going to love it. Too bad I have to wait a year to find out.

Allan

Here's a Shrew 'Lil Favorite I got from Ron LaClair a few weeks ago. 54"/54# @ 28", Osage over bamboo limbs with walnut handle. A little quicker than the Super Shrew I had. Smooth & quiet.
Christian, you're so right. "Short bows are just so much fun to shoot".  

I tried building a short 54" recurve last year. I made a short riser and used some regular 58" bow limbs I had here. It really gained a lot of weight and seemed to stack past 27", but I think that is because I played with the angle on the riser and made it 16 degrees and not 22 like my normal t/d recurves have. I should have done one experiment at a time, lol.